IGFA Records for Billfish
Pacific Blue Marlin
Species Scientific Name Tippet Class Weight Catch Place Catch Date Angler Status
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb) 60 lbs. 6 oz. - 27.39 kgs Port Vila Vanuatu Dec 13, 2004 Thomas M. Evans Jr. WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb) 203 lbs. 8 oz. - 92.3 kgs Guanamar Costa Rica Feb. 12, 1991 Jim Gray WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb) 288 lbs. 12 oz. - 131 kgs Port Stephens Australia Mar. 2, 2002 Thomas Evans, Jr. WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet W-03 kg (6 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet W-04 kg (8 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet W-06 kg (12 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, blue (Pacific) Makaira nigricans Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Pacific Striped Marlin
Species Scientific Name Tippet Class Weight Catch Place Catch Date Angler Status
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb) 97 lbs. 0 oz. - 43.99 kgs Cabo San Lucas Mexico Dec. 24, 2000 Tony Hedley WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb) 94 lbs. 0 oz. - 42.63 kgs Magdaleena Bay Mexico Nov. 18, 2001 Charlie Tombras WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb) 105 lbs. 0 oz. - 47.62 kgs Cocos Island Costa Rica June 28, 1996 Charles Owen, Jr. WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb) 153 lbs. 12 oz. - 69.75 kgs Port Stephens Australia Jan. 22, 2004 Thomas M. Evans, Jr. WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb) 230 lbs. 12 oz. - 104.69 kgs Gafftoe Bank N.S.W., Australia Feb. 25, 2002 Thomas Evans, Jr. WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb) 211 lbs. 10 oz. - 96 kgs Port Stephens N.S.W., Australia Mar. 10, 1998 Fouad Sahiaoui WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet W-03 kg (6 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet W-04 kg (8 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet W-06 kg (12 lb) 194 lbs. 0 oz. - 88 kgs Port Stephens N.S.W., Australia Jan. 10, 2000 Ms. Sophie Grover WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb) 109 lbs. 2 oz. - 49.5 kgs Port Stephens N.S.W., Australia Feb. 15, 1999 Ms. Sophie Grover WorldRec
Marlin, striped Tetrapturus audax Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb) 170 lbs. 13 oz. - 77.5 kgs Port Stephens N.S.W., Australia Feb. 23, 1999 Annick Prot-Chopin WorldRec
Pacific Sailfish
Species Scientific Name Tippet Class Weight Catch Place Catch Date Angler Status
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb) 94 lbs. 8 oz. - 42.86 kgs Quepos Costa Rica Jan. 9, 1991 Jim Gray WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb) 103 lbs. 0 oz. - 46.72 kgs Quepos Costa Rica Feb. 16, 1995 Tony Hedley WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb) 106 lbs. 8 oz. - 48.3 kgs Quepos Costa Rica Jan. 2, 1991 Jim Gray WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb) 136 lbs. 0 oz. - 61.68 kgs Pinas Bay Panama June 25, 1965 Stu Apte WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb) 124 lbs. 0 oz. - 56.24 kgs Gulf of Papagayo Guanacaste, Costa Rica July 21, 1989 Eizo Maruhashi WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb) 130 lbs. 0 oz. - 58.96 kgs Guanamar Costa Rica Feb. 5, 2002 Charlie Tombras WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb) 0 lbs. 0 oz. - 0 kgs Vacant WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet W-03 kg (6 lb) 50 lbs. 0 oz. - 22.67 kgs Los Saneos Costa Rica Jan. 15, 2004 Cary Owen WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet W-04 kg (8 lb) 75 lbs. 0 oz. - 34.01 kgs Iztapa Guatemala Apr. 22, 2000 Ms. Suzanne Fahling WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet W-06 kg (12 lb) 114 lbs. 5 oz. - 51.86 kgs Pinas Bay Panama Dec. 18, 2003 Ariel Kane WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb) 113 lbs. 12 oz. - 51.6 kgs Pinas Bay Panama Dec. 11, 2003 Margot Vincent WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb) 111 lbs. 6 oz. - 50.53 kgs Pinas Bay Panama Dec. 11, 2003 Margot Vincent WorldRec
Sailfish, Pacific Istiophorus platypterus Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb) Tie 111 lbs. 8 oz. - 50.57 kgs Pinas Bay Panama Dec. 15, 2003 Ariel Kane WorldRec
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